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The course provide the understanding of the architecture of the ancient world (prehistoric, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman). The study considers the influences, which shaped each type of architecture, in relation to aspects of social, religious, political, as well as building materials, climate and geography, the influences of the earliest architecture to the later one according to the function, morphology, structure, and symbolism. Concentration will be focused on the ancient architecture of Jordan. |